December 22, 1871 (4 pages)

} Ge Daily Transcript Friday, Decembet 22, 1871. Mexfean Affairs, Effects of the Storm. The storm has had peculiarly disastrous effects upog thé interests of the railrgad people, and materially discommoded andinjured the traveling pablic, From all quarters we hear of destruction and interruption of travel, traffic gzid telegraphi¢ communication. So severe has been the . usual’ mode of travel }and transpor. . tation of merchandise, . . AROUND TOWN. . The evidences of damage are . many—“so numerous that it is.impos. The advices from Mexico, relating . storm that Sacramento and nearly al] sible to’enumerate even a tithé of, to the insurrection, arecontradictery. . parts of the interior are, for the . them. Graded and improved streets . of a year’s bugames#m. And the losses Jong, the Escaped Convict, Killed. of the railroad Company are but small} We curtail the followihg from ‘a compared to those which the people i Tetter, dated Bishop Creek, Dee. 12,’ . must stiffer in being deprived of thefr . to the Virginia City Euterprise: There: has been another terrible fight with one of the escaped State Prison convicts, Thé particulars are’as as follows: Francis S.:Artiistead, the man who was of the foremost in the taking of Roberts, Morton and Black;found . at bay. In war, when a city is menaced the the the track of Charley Jones about Hivety items of news secdived from . nonce, thrown upon the primitive . are badly cut up by the floods; trees . fifty miles from the head of Long that country, by way of Havana, represents the insurrection as progréssing rapidly, and‘ the legitimate Government asin the direst strait; but intelligence frem other sources, hav-' ing more the appearance of truth, . state that the insurgents are currving . ona desultory warfare, without concert of: action, and are little better is not confirmed that Escobeda had pronéunced against Jnazez, while Lerdo, the rival of Juarez, and Porfirio Diaz, the most prominent opposition Generals, are reported to have . become disgusted with their’ parti. sans and given up the contest.— Whatever the truth may be, it is cers tain that the prospects of the Juarez Government are by no means as desperate as we have been led to believe by the accounts received by way of Havana, ‘The heart of the Mexican nation is unquestionably in favor of sustaining the legitimate Government, while the opposition includes only the discontented ggnerals and politicians, and such ruffians and cutthroats as they can enlist under their banners. Should the insurrection, unfortunately, result in the overturn. ing of}the present Government, and . the expulsion of Juarez, it will demonstrate the incapacity of the Mexicans for self-government, and the hope of their establishing a stable . government must be abandoned un: . til anarchy bas runits coarse. But the late advices render it evident that the insurreetiow is far less fermida. ble than has been reported by the enemies of Mexico, and we indulge . . the more pleasing hope that it will be . ~ Stead of attacking him outwardly, . furniture, will take out, white spots. t speedily quelled. we MARRIAGE AND Deatu.—A_ few days ago, says the Philadelphia Jnquirer, Mr. J. H. Boraef, residing with his, funtle,, at. Wox 617 North Thirteenth street, was taken ill with the small-pox. He called upon his physician, who advised him to retire to his room, a8 he had & severe. attack of the disease mentioned above. Mr. Boraef, who was abdut 22 years’ of age, had for some time been engaged to an estimable young woman, named Mary E. Ewing. The next day Mr, Boraef felt much worse, and hecame. alarmed. The. disease, insettled’ inwardly, whieh ‘is. -always dangerous and generally results fatally. The day following his condition ‘was critical, and the. physician said there.was.no hope, . The dying young man then expressed a desire ing to the disease of which he was.dy‘ng, and Alderman Hagey was called in, Articles of agreement were drawn up, and were signed by Mr. Boraef in his chamber. The-young lady al90 signed them,’ aad tha. Aldérmin put his official seal. upongthe, document, and declared the parties man and wife. Ina, few hours after the bridegroom was a corpse, Troors.—A dispatch from Omaha, dated Dec. I3th, says: Six compa‘nies of the Fifth’ Cavalry ‘left’ Fort Russell yesterday for California, One hundred-recruits will arrive in this city to-day from $t. Louis, and will proceed immediately westward for California, A WaRstna pan full of conts, or a shovel of coals-held Over varnished Angut, thirty, butchers: arg under_going fine and imprisonment at Washington for selling Blown meat. Ciara Scuumax and Anton Rubenstein, the great pianist, will visit the United States next Spring. > Ir is asserted that there. is no, Londoner who thoroughly knows the strects of the g@reat’city. ". oe n° : ii & -Arxansas:is to have an. Industrial University ‘at’, Fayétville — 120,000 worth. YOR" HOR Oe AEDES Tae cho: era ha disappe -d from he Haka Gin i) ba mM aS Dato 7 Ronit Faye a onart But: the particalars ‘of the. disdster +ecganuni¢gation ‘was’ had: e¥en’ with Pere te PRB VER Be hrimensd—Henojagh . means for communication with the roads are non est for the time being, the lately despised river is swollen with ifs importance and the showers of rain, mud wagons are again to the fore. We givebelow such facts as . we have been énabled'to gather in reJation to the devestation wrought by the storm. ; ee ON THE VALLEJO KOUTE. Railroad communication is wholly, and telegraphi¢ communication partially suspended between Sacramento and Vallejo. The train which left Ragramento for Vallejo on Tuesday . moriing was only led. to reach . Dixon, from which profit it returned to Sacramento. Just beyond that point it was found that a portion of the track and road-bed had been wholly washed away, and much, that was left deep under water. Passengers report that along the line of the road as far as they traveled the country appeared to bé almost wholly ander water. Péople were swimming their cattle, sheep, bogs aid other live stock to places partially dry, and busily engaged in getting their wares above water. Culverts were broken, and in all directions the roads ap. peared to be''sadly damaged. At . Woodland, according to report, nearly . five inches of rain had fallen at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning, and that town, as wellas. Davisville, appeared to-be lecated'in the » midst of a. lake. The extent of the damage to the railroad and other property cannot be ascertained, as the storm has rendered the . wires unserviceable. A working force was sent down the road, but it is thought that nothing can be done in the way of repairs until the storm abates and ‘the floods EASTERN BOUND PASSENGERS, Who left San Francisco on Tuesday morning, by the Vallejo route, could not get through by the usual. way. The steamer Capital, with them on board, came from Vallejo to Sacramento, arriving there at about seven o'clock in the evening. A train was made up for them, andsat 8 o'clock it proceeded on its way to the mountains, A SLIDER ON THE WESTERN PACIFIC Preventéd thé trains from Oakland and San Jose from reaching Sacramento at allon Tuesday. As near as can be learned a slide Occurred in the Alameda chxiyon, ‘and. the’ Onkland train only came as far as Niles. and the delay, are wanting, because the telegraph is entirely unmanagable; and it is believed that long sections of the wire are down. No Stockton, and last evening the: idea prevailed among the railroad people that no trains need’ be expected over the: Western’ Pacific until after the subsidence of the storm. __ ' OREGON RAILROAD. The morfing:train from Red Biutt and Marysville arrived on time Tuesday, though in the afternoon it ‘was stated that some portions of the road had been washed away. And here again we aye at a loss for particulars, for misfortunes neyer come single, and the telegraph in that direction, as elsewhere, had succumbed to the elements and ‘Was unable to transmit any intelligence. v CENTRAL PACIFIC. . Though it hag been raining all avross the summit, and East as far as Ogden, no particulay damage or detention of trains is reported, But the telegraph is inoperative, and no one knows reully what has happened. The train'eame im all right from the East on Tuesday, but. whether the road ig all right now or not is simply a matter of surmise, No news is good news, and'as nothing to the conirary has been heard’ we Tiny safely infer that up to a late hour Tuesday night all was right, though bOW Ida ib) VGH renin . do)! if the Storm prevails, ig a matter Mh peripus Soot ) dBARX, Datars, bes The railroad ‘folks haye not yet sufficient date.‘upon which to found an estimate of the losses they have sustaitied, but they thust inf ‘the ag: metropolis and each other. “Rail-/ all directionsg—some of the former . Wholly valueless to the holders there. murrer of thé defendants and fences have been laid low in . being completely wrenched off. In many places roots have been ripped . off entirely, of split open, and Yeaky . houses is the rule all over the town. The levees, however, are ‘safe, and will so remuin, while rio case of heavy damage has fallen under par obser. vation, FOR THE NEXT FEW DAys, At least, alltravel and freight between Sacramento and San Francisco, and towards the bay,must be by the river; and the long deserted boats will, for . a time, be recepients of much public . attention and interest. So says the Record. cae The Pacific Insurance Company. The Alta of the 19th inst. has the following: John T. Farwell & Co., of Chicago, filed a pétition yesterday in the United States District-Court, asking to have the Pacific Insurance The petition states that.the petitioners are creditors of the Pacific; that on the 12th of Fuly, 1869, the Pacific issued to them a paliey.of ‘insurance for $10,000 on a stoek of dry goods in their store in Chidagé which was renewed annually. On the 3d of August, 1871; anothet policy was taken out for $5,000. On the 9th of October the, goods were destroyed, but the policies have not been paid. The petitioners allege that the Company committed an apt.of bankruptey between the 9th of October and the 10th of December. by making’ several payments and transfers of money and other valuable estate to some of its creditors, thus giving them a preference; that :the éompany wade a transfer and assignment, to the London and Liverpool and Globe Insurance Company of $500,000. for insuring certain risks, to, ive preference to the policy holders; that the Company continuéd in Bisinéss until the 15th of November, settling claims for losses to the amount of about $500,000, at fifty cents on the dollar, and in the name of u thira party; that the stock essesséd ‘for $750,000 to repair the capital of the Company is of or to any one else; that this stock, which ig;te be sold;at auction on the 18th. of December, being worthless, no bids:will bemadpiforiits parchake ; it will then become the duty of the Company to bi@in theistock for the amount of delinquent assessments, with costs, and credit the former stockholders with the payment. Petitioner believes! the stock to be valid and gollectable asset of the Company, and the sale is a mere farce, pretence and-cléak-to get thé satid bid ii by ithe Company and thereby extinguish or further complicate the liability of pany be declared a bankrupt, asd that a writ to take possession of the estate issue. Daniel K. Tenny, of Chicago, is counsel for the petitioners. Judge Hoffman made.an order directing the Company to show cause January 9th, A Case. ov Insunance:—In the case of J. A, Ewell against Manhattan Insyrance Company, on. trial: in San Francisco, efore’ yee nelle, for $2,000, for the burning of a.mill in Santa Clara eounty, aay portant decision was rendered, The defense set up was that a clause in the policy provides that any. suit an the same must;he gommenced within a year from the loss, which was dda. The point at issue was whether the place or at the time notice was given the compony of kp Joss. The Ooast held that the year commenced at the time notice was given, and the decordingly overruled. Bawer WasHep Away.—The bridge . ’ over Wolf éteck! hear “the Idaho mihé,‘eityé td Gras’ Valley’ Uion, was whsh 6d away bythe Tite High faters. The storm, however, has somewhat subsi d repairs<can casi} be made. wae Bad Oo nissio , wall have wort lee tthe de Wadgeh/ endo ame heer eke the county jail. ment, two serving ter:rs for misdemeanors, and the remainder awaiting the actiow of the next Grand yesterday afternoon, breaks in the clouds, indicating that! the heaviest part of the storm is over. But at this season we may expect stormy weather a week or two longer. Christmas is usually a rainy day. Bank currency)’ Hlinois: has each person. Valley, onthe San Joaquin. river, where he was stopping: Armistead had some talk with Jones, telling him he wanted to hire @ Mah ‘to drive horsesto Arizona. Jones hired to him for the trip,'and thus matters rested till morning. Inthe morning Arnistead told“me ‘what wus up, and said that he-expected-te have hell betore he got through. While we were talking Jones went. to the house and got my Henry rifle, when he came out and said—‘‘Here, you d—d son of a b—h, I know your business. You want to take me back to Nevada. Hell, I will die first.” When he had thus declased himself, he at once drew -up and fired at Armistead. Armistead instantly returned the-fire, his shot taking effect in Jones’ right breast. The fight now Began in dead earnest, and both men being armed with Henry‘ riffes if’ wag fearful. : There was almost a constant stream Company adjudicated; -o bankrupt. . of fire, and it seemed that nearly every shot took effect. were about thirty steps apart. Jones kept giving way, Armistead following himt up till he féfl from Joss of blood, Thé men When Arinistend fell Jones rushed upon hlm, but Armistead raised his gun again and fired, shooting Jones through the head and killing him instantly. Thus ended the most desperate fight ever witnessed in the country. shots, hitting his mark twelve times; while Jones, the convict, fired eleven shots, nine of which took effect upon the body of Armistead and either of the wounds inflicted would probably have proved fatal. Armistead lived about two hours after the fight. He was the coolest man I ever saw. He said that if he had killed Jones he was willing to die. the dead convict, was a native of Ohio and aged twenty-two years. He was sent to the State Prison from White Pine for ten years. He was considered to be one of the most desperate of the escaped convicts, and the fight he made, as described above, shows that the popular esti-, mate of his character was quite correct. Armistead fired . fifteen Gro. Sravuson. THE latest style of muntel-pieces in the houses being built ap town, in New York, are of black walnut, inlaid with medallions and pieces of bronze representing scenes frorn the Old uud New Testaments. This is an old style revived. , '". Brisoners. There are now seven prisoners in One under indictthe; present stogkholdets;' "Pha pati. Jury on charges of burglary. tioner asked to have the. assets provisionally signed ‘by the United . ." 1 shansiine, mS SF States Marshal and that the Com-. The sun. was visible occasionally: through the’ R. A. Asporr and Albert Lamb, ‘two railroad contractors, have fied from Portland, Oregon, leaving $16,000 of unpaid bills behind them. Berriness, of Sacramento county, designs removing to the suburbs of Oakland his floek of Angora goats, numbering about 500."A martnoan will be built between Saucelito and Tomales, Cal., the necessary money being already’ subscribed. Pow A Man named Wm. Wright was recently killed in a Yow with a Mexican near the Sonora line. Tae Supreme Court of Indiana has decided that negroes and whites may etn hot marry. In the distributioti of the National $4 tor . Bostow seuds’ $2,000,000 worthy ot . flowers to New York every‘year! meee A DOUBLE-BEADED Tat flodrishes’ in . eaTnet 166, Wiilaria, is abroad. If the stomand trailed him to my sheep camp, . ach is weak, this tonic will lend it new Charles Jones, r The € and thost complete ‘stock of OMAR rambo PIPES, LERY, oe bce igh tu Nevada city, ; e C) 1 fa. }; In the line of Sn and Chewing Tomy Sock ennmes be eae B um Lo kinds ipes have a very large stoc ; F «ere SPST} Ss wercif F sty A Sal RTS REST, 28 7 1 td be d “a Peril and Precantion. +. This is a season that trie The frame and the constitution. If tere be s weak spot “fm either, the chifling fogs, the varieties of tempetaturelthat mirk the commencement ur the Winter sedson are sure to find ft. erei are few systéms that have not @ Weak spot sémewhere, and the wisest thing that py man dr woman gan . do is to fortify it by a course of Hostetter’s . Stomach Bitters, and thus keep the enemy . first thing to be done is to strengthen the ramparts. The same policy should be adopted with the human body, when its vigor; if the bowels are morbidly sensitive this alterative will regulate them; if the liver is inert, thig)/wholégome stimularit will rouse it; if there is constipation, this aperient will cure it; if there is nervous debility, this nervine will replace it with ner:4 Yous vigor; if there is inipurity in the blood this depurent will neutralize it; if there is a cloud on the spirits this exhilarant will dispelit. These are facts that have been demonstrated every day for the last twenty years. Can as much be saidfor any other medicine—or rather, can as much bé proved for anything may by ssid by the nascrapulows. Do not accept any of thé ‘local ‘bitters sometimes recommended by dealers in lieu of the Standard Resterative. CLO0xks. &e. &e. &e N. W. KNOWLTON, BROAD STREET ..<. NEVADA CITY. Offers for sale AMERICAN ‘AND: IMPORTED GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES. CLOCKS of every description, SILVER WARE, JEWELRY of all kinds, GOLD PENS AND HOLDERS,, end a lange stock for which suitable selection may be made for PRESENTS. BS Watches and Jewelry repaited and warranted. nov30 NEVADA DRUG STORE. E. M. PRESTON, APOTHECAR Y.} —— PRESCRIPTIONS carefully compounded at all hours—day or night. ; Non-explosive Kerosene, And a Choice varféty of FLAVORING EXTRACTS, TOILET GOODS, PERFUMES, &c. Always on hand. 8. W. COR, BROAD & DpH, SFREETS. ‘Under the Transcript Printing Office. CIGARS, TOBACCO, PIPES, é&c. J. JACOBS, OULD x wu of Nevada ceived at his Store, on 8 Fine Street, Nevada City,. the people he has reI invite the we tion ef Sgloon Keoparw anit OocetTy Neate ts my hew stock of Goods. My prices are as Cheap is the Cheapest and the svticies ‘guatentesd as nied. “Dom's fell togive me # call before making your purchases, eb OTOH Beng te od J. JACOBS; Masonic Building, Pine Street. Nevada, Nov. 30th. ri D™2"5 * Havana Cigars, Tobaocoo, Playing Cards, Pipes, &2. SOUTH-EAST CORNER MONTGOMERY AND CLAY STREETS, San Francisco. ~ San Francisco, Dec, 15th. NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS. Nos is hereby given that the Delinquent Tax List of Nevadé Gounty ‘for the 137] has this day been pus into sees ds of re District Attorney, and that ithe taxes therein. J J. ROGERS, Auditor, suit will be instituted as by law j ; ABD. » Deputy. Nevada, December th. tee Sia) NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS. OTI s8essICE is hereby giy pray, the A I N cues Ho oF Hevnti ¢ ty, forthe curear en to Clerk of the Board of ok gel Boe 1 be at the Ménshal’s: Office,’ t, ffom J o'clock, A. M. nina o'clock, M., and: 2 til 40! iP. M. of each day, untit DEC: ER TWENTY-SEVENTH 18%1, for the cebevien ac Ga taxes, ; GEO.'S. 8. GETCHELL City Marshal and ex-officio ‘ Nevada, Dee. 6th, 18h te eter TO SCRIP HOLDERS. , RDM Po ary registered prior, to Nov. i9th, see SWI share Nevada, Dec, 7th, 1st. $00 shoved Ped has been introduced. ‘ No, 27 and 29 Main Street, % veficoet ad . 2% SiR agro . i See % Now IS THE TIME rye SECURE your outside DOORS AND WINDOWS! ence of the _ . RAIN, SNOW, _and COLD ! Householdérs have loug felt the: Reed of a something Cheap, Simple and Durable! That would save Carpets, Fuel, and the Ills resulting from COLD DRAFT that finds its way into Aweltings ithder outside Doors and Winddws. Clay’s Patent Metallic WEATHER STRIP wa_Challenges the admiration of all who have seen its operation. The attention of the public is respectfully invited to this little invention, which is so CHEAP that every man can afford to use it. It isan Actual Saving in Fnel alone, of Twice its Cost every year! It is so simple that it cam be made and applied. by any person of,ordinary mechanical genius, and can be removed and replaced at pleasure. There are no Springs or complicated me chinery to get out of repair. It can be applied to any Door or Window, and Kas gone into geteral ‘nse wherever it a . For Sale by W. H. CRAWFORD, Ne. 27 and 29: Muin St. Opposite the Express Office. The Most Acceptable to a Lady WEED FAMILY FAVORITE MACHINE, It is the Simplest, the Strongest, the Last and the Best Sewon ‘Broad . ing Machine invented: '~ . W. H. CRAWFORD, £ i co Opposite the Express Ofie¢,, PITHA bats TRAP F, TLE ee The Daily NEVADA C1 a LOCAL A ‘ Rain—M “Sufficient rain hi every placer mini county to start up. this vicinity have . ing, and thousands taken out of min been worked in Omega, all the com, operations on T' Quaker Hiil com ahead, and from ev the glad tidings th of water for press hope the weather ¢ to keep. the gates o any}music in, word from the miners th ty of water. Ther would suggest, h from.the-bottem. o may uot. be consic if the weather wou colder, and contin longer, it would dot. If our hint weather would h dropping snow on stead of rain; and would be that pli be worked as lati We simply threw to whom.lt may. e —— > Sudde /, On Wednesday rise i thie South * haye been occasic ing of a dum at so reservoirs in the Washington, the 1 ina few minutes hour and a half o it fell tteatty to itt er?] Chinese “ca away near Was! pants. barely ~hav' We are sorry: to k rains of. the stort injury to the dite! ridge. . Some sto dam ofthe Blo now in course « Canyon Creek, we few boxes of thei: away. ° ‘Pheir lov drainage will, ho: ample supply fo sho Dithdge to t repaired. ; Stand Fi We would war ramento, Marys counties, that all are wide awake they: had better earthly goods, as . the Cutrents that ly in that direct doing so much { regions that our ford to pay all a for the sake of . work with above Christs Mrs. Anna Lo rangements for to be given at he Broad street, jus Exchange Hotel événitig: Good 1 and a good time ducements offers Tickets, $2, Fez ff The rainfall four hours end wad (2.94) inche since the comm. ent storm of] added to the rai present month for the season's isi? ‘embed The clositig e mar school wil * sembly Hail too'cloek a. M. are invited to b lie schools will A child of D. day ; afternoon very severely 2 axe. Dr. Bail case, informs u tempted to reac as ‘a brother str sevele gash wa: but thet the ha pl ELS Bohemis E. M. Presto a beautifal’ lo or ohoioe attic) mas presents:" Tt Di t " the 8th day of

} Ge Daily Transcript Friday, Decembet 22, 1871. Mexfean Affairs, Effects of the Storm. The storm has had peculiarly disastrous effects upog thé interests of the railrgad people, and materially discommoded andinjured the traveling pablic, From all quarters we hear of destruction and interruption of travel, traffic gzid telegraphi¢ communication. So severe has been the . usual’ mode of travel }and transpor. . tation of merchandise, . . AROUND TOWN. . The evidences of damage are . many—“so numerous that it is.impos. The advices from Mexico, relating . storm that Sacramento and nearly al] sible to’enumerate even a tithé of, to the insurrection, arecontradictery. . parts of the interior are, for the . them. Graded and improved streets . of a year’s bugames#m. And the losses Jong, the Escaped Convict, Killed. of the railroad Company are but small} We curtail the followihg from ‘a compared to those which the people i Tetter, dated Bishop Creek, Dee. 12,’ . must stiffer in being deprived of thefr . to the Virginia City Euterprise: There: has been another terrible fight with one of the escaped State Prison convicts, Thé particulars are’as as follows: Francis S.:Artiistead, the man who was of the foremost in the taking of Roberts, Morton and Black;found . at bay. In war, when a city is menaced the the the track of Charley Jones about Hivety items of news secdived from . nonce, thrown upon the primitive . are badly cut up by the floods; trees . fifty miles from the head of Long that country, by way of Havana, represents the insurrection as progréssing rapidly, and‘ the legitimate Government asin the direst strait; but intelligence frem other sources, hav-' ing more the appearance of truth, . state that the insurgents are currving . ona desultory warfare, without concert of: action, and are little better is not confirmed that Escobeda had pronéunced against Jnazez, while Lerdo, the rival of Juarez, and Porfirio Diaz, the most prominent opposition Generals, are reported to have . become disgusted with their’ parti. sans and given up the contest.— Whatever the truth may be, it is cers tain that the prospects of the Juarez Government are by no means as desperate as we have been led to believe by the accounts received by way of Havana, ‘The heart of the Mexican nation is unquestionably in favor of sustaining the legitimate Government, while the opposition includes only the discontented ggnerals and politicians, and such ruffians and cutthroats as they can enlist under their banners. Should the insurrection, unfortunately, result in the overturn. ing of}the present Government, and . the expulsion of Juarez, it will demonstrate the incapacity of the Mexicans for self-government, and the hope of their establishing a stable . government must be abandoned un: . til anarchy bas runits coarse. But the late advices render it evident that the insurreetiow is far less fermida. ble than has been reported by the enemies of Mexico, and we indulge . . the more pleasing hope that it will be . ~ Stead of attacking him outwardly, . furniture, will take out, white spots. t speedily quelled. we MARRIAGE AND Deatu.—A_ few days ago, says the Philadelphia Jnquirer, Mr. J. H. Boraef, residing with his, funtle,, at. Wox 617 North Thirteenth street, was taken ill with the small-pox. He called upon his physician, who advised him to retire to his room, a8 he had & severe. attack of the disease mentioned above. Mr. Boraef, who was abdut 22 years’ of age, had for some time been engaged to an estimable young woman, named Mary E. Ewing. The next day Mr, Boraef felt much worse, and hecame. alarmed. The. disease, insettled’ inwardly, whieh ‘is. -always dangerous and generally results fatally. The day following his condition ‘was critical, and the. physician said there.was.no hope, . The dying young man then expressed a desire ing to the disease of which he was.dy‘ng, and Alderman Hagey was called in, Articles of agreement were drawn up, and were signed by Mr. Boraef in his chamber. The-young lady al90 signed them,’ aad tha. Aldérmin put his official seal. upongthe, document, and declared the parties man and wife.. Ina, few hours after the bridegroom was a corpse, Troors.—A dispatch from Omaha, dated Dec. I3th, says: Six compa‘nies of the Fifth’ Cavalry ‘left’ Fort Russell yesterday for California, One hundred-recruits will arrive in this city to-day from $t. Louis, and will proceed immediately westward for California, A WaRstna pan full of conts, or a shovel of coals-held Over varnished Angut, thirty, butchers: arg under_going fine and imprisonment at Washington for selling Blown meat. Ciara Scuumax and Anton Rubenstein, the great pianist, will visit the United States next Spring. > Ir is asserted that there. is no, Londoner who thoroughly knows the strects of the g@reat’city. ". oe n° : ii & -Arxansas:is to have an. Industrial University ‘at’, Fayétville — 120,000 worth. YOR" HOR Oe AEDES Tae cho: era ha disappe -d from he Haka Gin i) ba mM aS Dato 7 Ronit Faye a onart But: the particalars ‘of the. disdster +ecganuni¢gation ‘was’ had: e¥en’ with Pere te PRB VER Be hrimensd—Henojagh . means for communication with the roads are non est for the time being, the lately despised river is swollen with ifs importance and the showers of rain, mud wagons are again to the fore. We givebelow such facts as . we have been énabled'to gather in reJation to the devestation wrought by the storm.. ; ee ON THE VALLEJO KOUTE. Railroad communication is wholly, and telegraphi¢ communication partially suspended between Sacramento and Vallejo. The train which left Ragramento for Vallejo on Tuesday . moriing was only led. to reach . Dixon, from which profit it returned to Sacramento. Just beyond that point it was found that a portion of the track and road-bed had been wholly washed away, and much, that was left deep under water. Passengers report that along the line of the road as far as they traveled the country appeared to bé almost wholly ander water. Péople were swimming their cattle, sheep, bogs aid other live stock to places partially dry, and busily engaged in getting their wares above water. Culverts were broken, and in all directions the roads ap. peared to be''sadly damaged. At . Woodland, according to report, nearly . five inches of rain had fallen at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning, and that town, as wellas. Davisville, appeared to-be lecated'in the » midst of a. lake. The extent of the damage to the railroad and other property cannot be ascertained, as the storm has rendered the . wires unserviceable. A working force was sent down the road, but it is thought that nothing can be done in the way of repairs until the storm abates and ‘the floods EASTERN BOUND PASSENGERS, Who left San Francisco on Tuesday morning, by the Vallejo route, could not get through by the usual. way. The steamer Capital, with them on board, came from Vallejo to Sacramento, arriving there at about seven o'clock in the evening. A train was made up for them, andsat 8 o'clock it proceeded on its way to the mountains, A SLIDER ON THE WESTERN PACIFIC Preventéd thé trains from Oakland and San Jose from reaching Sacramento at allon Tuesday. As near as can be learned a slide Occurred in the Alameda chxiyon, ‘and. the’ Onkland train only came as far as Niles. and the delay, are wanting, because the telegraph is entirely unmanagable; and it is believed that long sections of the wire are down. No Stockton, and last evening the: idea prevailed among the railroad people that no trains need’ be expected over the: Western’ Pacific until after the subsidence of the storm. __ ' OREGON RAILROAD. The morfing:train from Red Biutt and Marysville arrived on time Tuesday, though in the afternoon it ‘was stated that some portions of the road had been washed away. And here again we aye at a loss for particulars, for misfortunes neyer come single, and the telegraph in that direction, as elsewhere, had succumbed to the elements and ‘Was unable to transmit any intelligence. v CENTRAL PACIFIC. . Though it hag been raining all avross the summit, and East as far as Ogden, no particulay damage or detention of trains is reported, But the telegraph is inoperative, and no one knows reully what has happened. The train'eame im all right from the East on Tuesday, but. whether the road ig all right now or not is simply a matter of surmise, No news is good news, and'as nothing to the conirary has been heard’ we Tiny safely infer that up to a late hour Tuesday night all was right, though bOW Ida ib) VGH renin . do)! if the Storm prevails, ig a matter Mh peripus Soot ) dBARX, Datars, bes The railroad ‘folks haye not yet sufficient date.‘upon which to found an estimate of the losses they have sustaitied, but they thust inf ‘the ag: metropolis and each other. “Rail-/ all directionsg—some of the former . Wholly valueless to the holders there. murrer of thé defendants and fences have been laid low in . being completely wrenched off. In many places roots have been ripped . off entirely, of split open, and Yeaky . houses is the rule all over the town. The levees, however, are ‘safe, and will so remuin, while rio case of heavy damage has fallen under par obser. vation, FOR THE NEXT FEW DAys, At least, alltravel and freight between Sacramento and San Francisco, and towards the bay,must be by the river; and the long deserted boats will, for . a time, be recepients of much public . attention and interest. So says the Record. cae The Pacific Insurance Company. The Alta of the 19th inst. has the following: John T. Farwell & Co., of Chicago, filed a pétition yesterday in the United States District-Court, asking to have the Pacific Insurance The petition states that.the petitioners are creditors of the Pacific; that on the 12th of Fuly, 1869, the Pacific issued to them a paliey.of ‘insurance for $10,000 on a stoek of dry goods in their store in Chidagé which was renewed annually. On the 3d of August, 1871; anothet policy was taken out for $5,000. On the 9th of October the, goods were destroyed, but the policies have not been paid. The petitioners allege that the Company committed an apt.of bankruptey between the 9th of October and the 10th of December. by making’ several payments and transfers of money and other valuable estate to some of its creditors, thus giving them a preference; that :the éompany wade a transfer and assignment, to the London and Liverpool and Globe Insurance Company of $500,000. for insuring certain risks, to, ive preference to the policy holders; that the Company continuéd in Bisinéss until the 15th of November, settling claims for losses to the amount of about $500,000, at fifty cents on the dollar, and in the name of u thira party; that the stock essesséd ‘for $750,000 to repair the capital of the Company is of or to any one else; that this stock, which ig;te be sold;at auction on the 18th. of December, being worthless, no bids:will bemadpiforiits parchake ; it will then become the duty of the Company to bi@in theistock for the amount of delinquent assessments, with costs, and credit the former stockholders with the payment. Petitioner believes! the stock to be valid and gollectable asset of the Company, and the sale is a mere farce, pretence and-cléak-to get thé satid bid ii by ithe Company and thereby extinguish or further complicate the liability of pany be declared a bankrupt, asd that a writ to take possession of the estate issue. Daniel K. Tenny, of Chicago, is counsel for the petitioners. Judge Hoffman made.an order directing the Company to show cause January 9th, A Case. ov Insunance:—In the case of J. A, Ewell against Manhattan Insyrance Company, on. trial: in San Francisco, efore’ yee nelle, for $2,000, for the burning of a.mill in Santa Clara eounty, aay portant decision was rendered, The defense set up was that a clause in the policy provides that any. suit an the same must;he gommenced within a year from the loss, which was dda. The point at issue was whether the place or at the time notice was given the compony of kp Joss. The Ooast held that the year commenced at the time notice was given, and the decordingly overruled. Bawer WasHep Away.—The bridge . ’ over Wolf éteck! hear “the Idaho mihé,‘eityé td Gras’ Valley’ Uion, was whsh 6d away bythe Tite High faters. The storm, however, has somewhat subsi d repairs<can casi} be made. wae Bad Oo nissio , wall have wort lee tthe de Wadgeh/ endo ame heer eke the county jail. ment, two serving ter:rs for misdemeanors, and the remainder awaiting the actiow of the next Grand yesterday afternoon, breaks in the clouds, indicating that! the heaviest part of the storm is over. But at this season we may expect stormy weather a week or two longer. Christmas is usually a rainy day. Bank currency)’ Hlinois: has each person. Valley, onthe San Joaquin. river, where he was stopping: Armistead had some talk with Jones, telling him he wanted to hire @ Mah ‘to drive horsesto Arizona. Jones hired to him for the trip,'and thus matters rested till morning. Inthe morning Arnistead told“me ‘what wus up, and said that he-expected-te have hell betore he got through. While we were talking Jones went. to the house and got my Henry rifle, when he came out and said—‘‘Here, you d—d son of a b—h, I know your business. You want to take me back to Nevada. Hell, I will die first.” When he had thus declased himself, he at once drew -up and fired at Armistead. Armistead instantly returned the-fire, his shot taking effect in Jones’ right breast. The fight now Began in dead earnest, and both men being armed with Henry‘ riffes if’ wag fearful. : There was almost a constant stream Company adjudicated; -o bankrupt. . of fire, and it seemed that nearly every shot took effect. were about thirty steps apart. Jones kept giving way, Armistead following himt up till he féfl from Joss of blood, Thé men When Arinistend fell Jones rushed upon hlm, but Armistead raised his gun again and fired, shooting Jones through the head and killing him instantly. Thus ended the most desperate fight ever witnessed in the country. shots, hitting his mark twelve times; while Jones, the convict, fired eleven shots, nine of which took effect upon the body of Armistead and either of the wounds inflicted would probably have proved fatal. Armistead lived about two hours after the fight. He was the coolest man I ever saw. He

said that if he had killed Jones he was willing to die. the dead convict, was a native of Ohio and aged twenty-two years. He was sent to the State Prison from White Pine for ten years. He was considered to be one of the most desperate of the escaped convicts, and the fight he made, as described above, shows that the popular esti-, mate of his character was quite correct. Armistead fired . fifteen Gro. Sravuson. THE latest style of muntel-pieces in the houses being built ap town, in New York, are of black walnut, inlaid with medallions and pieces of bronze representing scenes frorn the Old uud New Testaments. This is an old style revived. , '". Brisoners. There are now seven prisoners in One under indictthe; present stogkholdets;' "Pha pati. Jury on charges of burglary. tioner asked to have the. assets provisionally signed ‘by the United . ." 1 shansiine, mS SF States Marshal and that the Com-. The sun. was visible occasionally: through the’ R. A. Asporr and Albert Lamb, ‘two railroad contractors, have fied from Portland, Oregon, leaving $16,000 of unpaid bills behind them. Berriness, of Sacramento county, designs removing to the suburbs of Oakland his floek of Angora goats, numbering about 500."A martnoan will be built between Saucelito and Tomales, Cal., the necessary money being already’ subscribed. Pow A Man named Wm. Wright was recently killed in a Yow with a Mexican near the Sonora line. Tae Supreme Court of Indiana has decided that negroes and whites may etn hot marry. In the distributioti of the National $4 tor . Bostow seuds’ $2,000,000 worthy ot . flowers to New York every‘year! meee A DOUBLE-BEADED Tat flodrishes’ in . eaTnet 166, Wiilaria, is abroad. If the stomand trailed him to my sheep camp, . ach is weak, this tonic will lend it new Charles Jones, r The € and thost complete ‘stock of OMAR rambo PIPES, LERY, oe bce igh tu Nevada city, ; e C) 1 fa. }; In the line of Sn and Chewing Tomy Sock ennmes be eae B um Lo kinds ipes have a very large stoc ; F «ere SPST} Ss wercif F sty A Sal RTS REST, 28 7 1 td be d “a Peril and Precantion. +. This is a season that trie The frame and the constitution. If tere be s weak spot “fm either, the chifling fogs, the varieties of tempetaturelthat mirk the commencement ur the Winter sedson are sure to find ft. erei are few systéms that have not @ Weak spot sémewhere, and the wisest thing that py man dr woman gan . do is to fortify it by a course of Hostetter’s . Stomach Bitters, and thus keep the enemy . first thing to be done is to strengthen the ramparts. The same policy should be adopted with the human body, when its vigor; if the bowels are morbidly sensitive this alterative will regulate them; if the liver is inert, thig)/wholégome stimularit will rouse it; if there is constipation, this aperient will cure it; if there is nervous debility, this nervine will replace it with ner:4 Yous vigor; if there is inipurity in the blood this depurent will neutralize it; if there is a cloud on the spirits this exhilarant will dispelit. These are facts that have been demonstrated every day for the last twenty years. Can as much be saidfor any other medicine—or rather, can as much bé proved for anything may by ssid by the nascrapulows. Do not accept any of thé ‘local ‘bitters sometimes recommended by dealers in lieu of the Standard Resterative. CLO0xks. &e. &e. &e N. W. KNOWLTON, BROAD STREET ....<. NEVADA CITY. Offers for sale AMERICAN ‘AND: IMPORTED GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES. CLOCKS of every description, SILVER WARE, JEWELRY of all kinds, GOLD PENS AND HOLDERS,, end a lange stock for which suitable selection may be made for PRESENTS. BS Watches and Jewelry repaited and warranted. nov30 NEVADA DRUG STORE. E. M. PRESTON, APOTHECAR Y.} —— PRESCRIPTIONS carefully compounded at all hours—day or night. ; Non-explosive Kerosene, And a Choice varféty of FLAVORING EXTRACTS, TOILET GOODS, PERFUMES, &c. Always on hand. 8. W. COR, BROAD & DpH, SFREETS. ‘Under the Transcript Printing Office. CIGARS, TOBACCO, PIPES, é&c. J. JACOBS, OULD x wu of Nevada ceived at his Store, on 8 Fine Street, Nevada City,. the people he has reI invite the we tion ef Sgloon Keoparw anit OocetTy Neate ts my hew stock of Goods. My prices are as Cheap is the Cheapest and the svticies ‘guatentesd as nied. “Dom's fell togive me # call before making your purchases, eb OTOH Beng te od J. JACOBS; Masonic Building, Pine Street. Nevada, Nov. 30th. ri D™2"5 * Havana Cigars, Tobaocoo, Playing Cards, Pipes, &2. SOUTH-EAST CORNER MONTGOMERY AND CLAY STREETS, San Francisco. ~ San Francisco, Dec, 15th. NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS. Nos is hereby given that the Delinquent Tax List of Nevadé Gounty ‘for the 137] has this day been pus into sees ds of re District Attorney, and that ithe taxes therein. J J. ROGERS, Auditor, suit will be instituted as by law j ; ABD. » Deputy. Nevada, December th. tee Sia) NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS. OTI s8essICE is hereby giy pray, the A I N cues Ho oF Hevnti ¢ ty, forthe curear en to Clerk of the Board of ok gel Boe 1 be at the Ménshal’s: Office,’ t, ffom J o'clock, A. M. nina o'clock, M., and: 2 til 40! iP. M. of each day, untit DEC: ER TWENTY-SEVENTH 18%1, for the cebevien ac Ga taxes, ; GEO.'S. 8. GETCHELL City Marshal and ex-officio ‘ Nevada, Dee. 6th, 18h te eter TO SCRIP HOLDERS. , RDM Po ary registered prior, to Nov. i9th, see SWI share Nevada, Dec, 7th, 1st. $00 shoved Ped has been introduced. ‘ No, 27 and 29 Main Street, % veficoet ad . 2% SiR agro . i See % Now IS THE TIME rye SECURE your outside DOORS AND WINDOWS! ence of the _ . RAIN, SNOW, _and COLD ! Householdérs have loug felt the: Reed of a something Cheap, Simple and Durable! That would save Carpets, Fuel, and the Ills resulting from COLD DRAFT that finds its way into Aweltings ithder outside Doors and Winddws. Clay’s Patent Metallic WEATHER STRIP wa_Challenges the admiration of all who have seen its operation. The attention of the public is respectfully invited to this little invention, which is so CHEAP that every man can afford to use it. It isan Actual Saving in Fnel alone, of Twice its Cost every year! It is so simple that it cam be made and applied. by any person of,ordinary mechanical genius, and can be removed and replaced at pleasure. There are no Springs or complicated me chinery to get out of repair. It can be applied to any Door or Window, and Kas gone into geteral ‘nse wherever it a . For Sale by W. H. CRAWFORD, Ne. 27 and 29: Muin St. Opposite the Express Office. The Most Acceptable to a Lady WEED FAMILY FAVORITE MACHINE, It is the Simplest, the Strongest, the Last and the Best Sewon ‘Broad . ing Machine invented: '~ . W. H. CRAWFORD, £ i co Opposite the Express Ofie¢,, PITHA bats TRAP F, TLE ee The Daily NEVADA C1 a LOCAL A ‘ Rain—M “Sufficient rain hi every placer mini county to start up. this vicinity have . ing, and thousands taken out of min been worked in Omega, all the com, operations on T' Quaker Hiil com ahead, and from ev the glad tidings th of water for press hope the weather ¢ to keep. the gates o any}music in, word from the miners th ty of water. Ther would suggest, h from.the-bottem. o may uot. be consic if the weather wou colder, and contin longer, it would dot. If our hint weather would h dropping snow on stead of rain; and would be that pli be worked as lati We simply threw to whom.lt may. e —— > Sudde /, On Wednesday rise i thie South * haye been occasic ing of a dum at so reservoirs in the Washington, the 1 ina few minutes hour and a half o it fell tteatty to itt er?] Chinese “ca away near Was! pants. barely ~hav' We are sorry: to k rains of. the stort injury to the dite! ridge. . Some sto dam ofthe Blo now in course « Canyon Creek, we few boxes of thei: away. ° ‘Pheir lov drainage will, ho: ample supply fo sho Dithdge to t repaired. ; Stand Fi We would war ramento, Marys counties, that all are wide awake they: had better earthly goods, as . the Cutrents that ly in that direct doing so much { regions that our ford to pay all a for the sake of . work with above Christs Mrs. Anna Lo rangements for to be given at he Broad street, jus Exchange Hotel événitig: Good 1 and a good time ducements offers Tickets, $2, Fez ff The rainfall four hours end wad (2.94) inche since the comm. ent storm of] added to the rai present month for the season's isi? ‘embed The clositig e mar school wil * sembly Hail too'cloek a. M. are invited to b lie schools will A child of D. day ; afternoon very severely 2 axe. Dr. Bail case, informs u tempted to reac as ‘a brother str sevele gash wa: but thet the ha pl ELS Bohemis E. M. Presto a beautifal’ lo or ohoioe attic) mas presents:" Tt Di t " the 8th day of